CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 48,532	$ 141,258
Restricted cash	3,603	4,929
Accounts receivable, net	50,995	34,548
Inventory	215,672	135,473
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	52,929	36,660
Assets held for sale, current	0	20,560
Total current assets	371,731	373,428
Fixed assets, net	298,112	201,749
Finance lease right-of-use assets	66,301	44,081
Operating lease right-of use assets	92,502	53,557
Intangible assets, net	12,241	11,827
Deferred taxes assets	10,975	2,498
Other assets	3,338	2,245
TOTAL ASSETS	855,200	689,385
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	41,373	20,997
Accrued expenses	87,642	81,711
Finance lease liability-current	2,320	1,363
Operating lease liability-current	25,588	9,012
Current portion of long-term debt, net	18,245	13,911
Obligations under inventory financing agreement, net	162,096	117,939
Derivative commodity liability	3,357	242
Liabilities held for sale, current	0	3,424
Total current liabilities	340,621	248,599
Long-term debt, net	123,653	170,010
Finance lease liability-long-term	67,290	45,164
Operating lease liability-long-term	66,914	44,545
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Derivative warrant liability	13,855	14,270
Other liabilities	1,377	1,377
Total liabilities	613,710	523,965
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 4)	0	0
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 750,000,000 shares authorized; 93,236,563 and 75,668,826 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.	93	76
Additional paid-in capital	381,776	279,552
Accumulated deficit	(143,431)	(115,893)
Total Vertex Energy, Inc. stockholders' equity	238,438	163,735
Non-controlling interest	3,052	1,685
Total equity	241,490	165,420
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 855,200	$ 689,385